 SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY
CARS FUELED BY
WATER
Award-winning special about the amazing possibility
that the automotive fleet of the future will run on fuel
produced from sea water and emit only a harmless vapor of
humid air, ending our global fossil fuel crisis. A
co-production of Planet Pictures and Oregon Public
Broadcasting. (1 x '60). Production year: ©1992.
CYBER CITY
DINER
Join us at this virtual cafe where puppets take you
to the wackiest sites on the internet to meet the
fascinating and sometimes offbeat people who created them.
Stories take us into the field, while puppet segments
provide transitions between each story. A Knowledge TV
Production. 5 x '30. Production year: ©1995-1996.
COMPUTER
CHRONICLES
Now in its 14th season, this series highlights all
that is new and noteworthy in the computer world with in
studio demonstrations, interviews with experts, and
on-location reports. Winner of three Computer Press
Association awards, including "Best TV Series." A production
of PCTV. 78 x '30. Production year: ©1995-1997. Continuing
production with 39 new episodes produced each year.
DOTTO'S DATA
CAFE
Steve Dotto is the "Tim Allen" of this series, host
of his own TV show, joking around while helping us all
understand how to use our computers. The menu at Dotto's
Data Cafe is all about computers -- how to choose them and
use them, how to surf the net, how to work more efficiently,
and how to have a lot of good fun. An Open Learning Agency
Production. 39 x '30. Production year: ©1995-1997. On-going
with 13 to 26 new episodes produced each year.
FUTURE
TECH
Tomorrow's technology today. Each episode has 5-7
fascinating stories on everything from biomedicine to
business breakthroughs. A Knowledge TV Production. 15 x '30.
Production year: ©1995-1996.
HIGH TECH
SHOWER
A continuing daily news magazine in production since
1991. This series introduces the newest advances in science
and technology. Each story lets viewers know how technology
impacts us all. Topics include chip technology, biomedical
research, and the practical sciences, like mechanics and
chemistry. Also brand new prototypes of devices about to be
introduced into the marketplace are regularly featured.
These stories range from 3 - 5 minutes each. 260 x '30.
Production year: ©1996-1997. 260 new episodes produced each
year.
INTERNET
CAFE
"Cheers" for the cyber generation. Set in a real cafe
offering customers internet access, each show is on a
specific theme, like cyber politics, women, men, music, etc.
This series shows us ways to surf the net and features
"CyberBlast" -- a new technology that delivers computer
software to viewers, free of charge, through the TV program,
15 times faster than a telephone modem! A PCTV Production.
25 x '30. Production year: ©1996-1997. On-going with 25 new
programs each year.
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TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE
Short stories between 1:30 and 6:30 about new
breakthroughs in technology and the historic development of
these technologies and the technologies work. Produced by US
Network affiliates. 21 x '60. Production year: ©1989-1994.
JOURNEYS
An action packed series profiling people with a flair
for adventure and a passion for science. We go out into the
field worldwide, studying an erupting volcano or tracking
radio-collar grizzly bears. Awards include: Hot Docs!
'97-Best Science; '96 Best Writer & Best Director; '96
Gemini -Best Sports Program & Best Performance Arts
Program ; '95 Prix Leondardo Bronze Medal for Best Program
and many more. A co-production of TV Ontario, Discovery
Channel and Indigo Moon Pictures. 13 x '60 or 26 x '30.
Production year: ©1996-1997. Continuing production, with 13
new episodes coming out each year.
PROFILES
Profiles of the leaders, innovators and inventors of
the Information Super Highway. Insightful interviews and
exciting video showing the very latest technology. We probe
some of the most brilliant minds behind the cyber revolution
and find out where the future is taking all of us. A
Knowledge TV Production. 52 x '30. Production year:
©1995-1997. Continuing with 6-13 new episodes produced each
year.
10 NANOSECONDS OF
FAME
An irreverent look at the info superhighway featuring
four field correspondents who give their take on the
direction the road is going. A Knowledge TV Production. 13 x
'30. Production year: ©1994-1995.
MULTIMEDIA
GULCH
A behind the scenes look at how multi media products
are created, from CD-ROMs, to games, to movie special
effects. This series is interesting to children and adults,
much like a series about how a feature film was made would
be of interest to all ages. A Knowledge TV Production. 14 x
'30. Production year: ©1994-1995.
NEW MEDIA
NEWS
It's the "Entertainment Tonight" of the computer and
information media, bringing exciting breakthroughs from the
cutting edge of the digital revolution. 117 x '30. A
production of KRON-TV. Production year: ©1996-1997.
Continuing production with 117 new episodes produced each
year.
SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR
LONGEVITY ON "FUTURE PERFECT"
Scientists revealing the mysteries of aging and
learning how to literally turn back the aging clock. A
co-production of Planet Pictures, Oregon Public Broadcasting
and Vision Films for The Discovery Channel, US. 1 x '30. Two
versions are available, one more oriented toward the science
aspect and the other more oriented toward human interest.
Production year: ©1994.
VIRTUAL TRADE
SHOWS
An overview of all that is newsworthy and interesting
from the world's most important computer and digital trade
shows and conventions. Delivered currently, as produced
following each trade show. A Knowledge TV Production. 5 x
'60. Production year: ©1996-1997. On-going with 5 new shows
produced each year.
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ENVIRONMENT
E-REPORT
Environmental issues and solutions around the
world. Topics include pollution, recycling, conservation,
natural resources, endangered species, alternative energy
sources and global warming. A production of the News Travel
Network. 13 x '30. Production year: ©1992.
EARTH
JOURNEYS
Impact of travel on our planet.
Environmentally-sensitive destinations are shown where
tourism is all about observing, preserving and sometimes
rehabilitating plant and wildlife. 3 versions: 1) no
presenter, 2) hosted by Ali Macgraw, or 3) by Christopher
Reeve. Nominated for the Cable ACE Award. 26 x '30.
Production year: ©1994.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SHORTS
Over 140 environmental stories between 4 and 9
minutes, all shot on location around the world, featuring
environmental topics, problems and solutions, affecting the
natural and man-made world. A News Travel Network
production. 15 x '60. Production year: ©1993-1997. Continuing
production with about 30 new stories each year.
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